Riots

The conditions that led to riots across England 10 years ago still exist today, experts have warned, as data analysis showed significant cuts to youth services in affected areas and an increase in racial disparity in stop and search. On 4 August 2011, police officers shot and killed Mark Duggan,…

SJ visits ministries in Beijing to promote professional development for legal profession (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      The Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng, SC, continued her visit in Beijing today (July 29) by meeting with officials from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee…

Listen on iTunes  South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni affirmed his commitment to reining in debt amid concerns that the coronavirus pandemic and a week of deadly riots will further erode the state’s already shaky finances. “We are not going to go to a sovereign debt crisis for now, at least…

NFL training camp is heating up and buzzing as it kicked off this week, which also means it's time for notable quarterback battles in several teams, including the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers. In New England, Bill Belichick was asked whether Cam Newton or Mac Jones will start…

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has expressed concern over how law enforcement officials handled some of the looting incidents in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. SANDF and SAPS members have been accused by some of abusing their power, particularly in how some have responded during the riots. While the commission says…

Action SA wants answers on the recent riots which rocked KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng and has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to establish a judicial commission of inquiry in that respect. The party, led by former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba, is giving Ramaphosa 60 days to request the Acting Chief…

Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Four police officers who defended the US Capitol from attack by a pro-Trump mob…

Rioters clash with police using big ladder trying to enter Capitol building through the front doors. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Imag A probe into the US Capitol riots begins its work on Tuesday.A mob of people purporting to be supporters of former US president Donald Trump stormed the Capitol…

As was anticipated, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) was picked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as the second Republican behind Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to sit on the much-touted House Select Committee to investigate the Capitol riots. Predictably, Democrats and the mainstream media cheered the move as supposed further evidence…

Former President Donald Trump praised Arizona officials at a rally in Phoenix on Saturday, touting their “courage” in reexamining the 2020 election results in an ongoing audit. Mr. Trump, who has long claimed the 2020 election was mired in voter fraud, thanked state officials by name for their efforts to…